The New Brunswick Arts Board is an arm’s length arts funding agency with a legislated mandate to facilitate and promote the creation of art as well as administering funding programs for professional artists in the province.
By Louis Grant, workshop participant Last Thursday, I was told by my grandmother about a writer’s workshop being held at the Riverside Resort. When she mentioned it, the writer inside me instantly wanted to go. I told her that I’d love to go, seeing as I’ve never been to a writers workshop before and thought
The 2016 Petapan Indigenous Arts Symposium was held June 17-19
By Mariah Sockabasin and Corrina Merasty-Gallant, Workshop Facilitators We had a successful Indigenous Visual Arts & Fine Craft Workshop in St. Andrews this past month, hosted at the Sunbury Shores Arts & Nature Centre. ‘Outside the Box’ was the first of a series of 6 workshops artsnb has been planning in conjunction with the Department
Equinox: Changes to the Aboriginal Capacities Building Program By Claire Shiplett, Program Officer In consultation with our Circle of Elders, artsnb has made some exciting changes to the Aboriginal Arts Capacity Building Program, newly entitled “Equinox”. The Equinox Program for Indigenous Artists supports Indigenous artists, curators and groups to engage in artistic creation and professional development. We
artsnb welcomes a new Program Officer With the start of September, I am always reminded of lunch boxes, fresh pencils and notebooks, and that sense that something new and exciting is beginning. This year, I am enjoying a new beginning again, just as fall arrives in beautiful New Brunswick. I am very excited to be
It’s hard to believe that my time as an intern with artsnb has already come to an end. What a joy it has been to spend the past three months working with such a wonderful team.
Reflection on CPAF Meeting By Mariah Sockabasin I had the pleasure of representing artsnb in Ottawa last week at the Canadian Public Arts Funders (CPAF) meeting, where the topic was “Indigenous Arts & Reconciliation”. We discussed our role as arts funders in the ‘Truth & Reconciliation: Calls to
5 things you need to know about Festival (506) The first edition was in Moncton in 2004, under the not-so-very-exciting appellation “MNB Week”. It skipped a year in 2005, making this year’s edition in Miramichi the 10th anniversary of the now-rebranded Festival (506). Despite the up-and-coming (428) area code arriving soon in New Brunswick, the
Woliwon, Samaqani Cocahq An important chapter is closing for artsnb as Samaqani Cocahq (Natalie Sappier), Aboriginal Outreach Officer since 2013, will be moving on to explore new artistic endeavours. Samaqani’s contributions to the development of Indigenous arts networks in New Brunswick have helped catalyze a shift towards a more inclusive, cross-cultural approach. The artsnb Circle
Meet our summer intern, Alex Landine! My name is Alex Landine, and I will be working as Public Relations Officer at artsnb this summer! There are currently a lot of changes happening here at the office, so the next few months are guaranteed to be both busy and exciting. As Public Relations Officer, my tasks include